I have this idea to adapt what is common in storm water practice (vortex separation), to fats, oils and grease screening before being pumped into anaerobic digesters. The only difference is that I have no intention of capturing the volatile stuff, the FOG. The vortex will be used to capture...
I'd like to know what the advantage is of a combination air valve versus a goose neck.
The scenario is a 42 inch diameter concrete lined steel pipe that is fed by two secondary clarifiers (three at peak flows). The clarifiers drain into two basins where four vertical turbine pumps (two for...